Size 3 Avalanche in Cerise Creek

Riding quality was:

Terrible

Snow conditions were:

• Heavy
• Wet
• Wind affected

We rode:

• Mellow slopes
• Open trees

We stayed away from:

• Alpine slopes
• Convex slopes
• Cut blocks
• Steep slopes

The day was:

• Stormy
• Wet
• Windy

Avalanche conditions

• Rapid temperature rise to near or above 0°C or wet surface snow.

The ridge at Cerise creek. Multiple layer failure, triggered by what looks like a cornice drop, due to all the warming temperatures. at the end of the ridge that’s facing Joffrey.

50°20’10.9”N -123°34’45.2”W